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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
4
The fragment discusses society's obsession with getting and spending and how it sedates the heart. It contrasts nature with material pursuits and invokes classical sea deities and myth to express longing for deeper sight. The excerpt alludes to Wordsworth and a sonnet framing nature as a counterpoint to modern life.
In Davidson county a large verdict aims to erase grade crossings to reduce costly accidents. The jury weighed the earnings of the deceased, showing how courts value economic impact after death. The piece argues for grade separation as a safety and cost measure affecting railroads and public roads.
The piece discusses Representative Gallivan's charges that Mexico has spent two million dollars attacking President Coolidge and U S policy. It notes anti American leaflets from the Mexican consul general in New York and argues the article aims to explain Mexico's position rather than attack the administration. It mentions past incidents and the ongoing dispute over American property rights in Mexico and possible arbitration as the legal resolution.
The Green citizen Mr. Prappas faces immigration scrutiny after returning from Greece to secure naturalization. He first entered illegally as ship crew, then reentered legally via a prolonged residence. Courts may determine his second arrival legal due to his prior residence, while friends advocate for his citizenship prospects.
The speaker argues that America should submit facts and law to an impartial jury rather than threaten force in a disputed Mexican government issue. He contends such threats clash with national dignity and political principles and rejects propaganda masking this position.
A historic quake in Japan causes thousands of deaths and vast property damage. Seismologists warn of potential aftershocks and greater disasters, while the Japanese people endure and resume rebuilding with resilience amid ongoing seismic fears.
The piece argues frontier history overlooks women who endured hardship and raised families while men cleared forests and roamed the plains. It notes a policeman’s sacrifice in an urban fire story and praises biographer W. Be Woodward’s plan to write U. S. Grant’s life, predicting a dramatic, human portrayal.
A New York woman earned three thousand dollars per word for a poem her husband wrote as his will. The verse secured premium payment after his death, a reminder that many poets are valued only posthumously. A New England poet’s death by his own hand is noted with the fallacy that spring would be canceled this year.
11 Duce argues that nearly any form of government can function if the populace supports it, emphasizing the role of public will in political stability and effectiveness.
A remark on women and rhetoric stirs a local discussion about gender roles and public discourse, prompting readers to weigh traditions against modern expectations in community forums.
A reflective note claims modern girls pay little mind to outfits and fashion. It recalls an artist whose wife served as his model, illustrating a past view of gender roles and creativity.
A New York display features sculptures portraying the Pioneer Woman in varying forms from lithe to hagged to motherly. Judges will pick a winning piece, but criticism is likely no matter the choice. The piece aims to honor overlooked pioneer women in American history and the debts owed to them.
The Greensboro News column ponders how a Davidson jury might have ruled in the Finch damages case after Guilford awarded over 140000. The piece defends Davidson juries, noting decades of honest, sound verdicts even when not sharing the majority view, and questions who benefits from mocking local juries.
The author Nicholas J. Prappas writes to correct misconceptions about desertion stating he did not desert the Greek forces but served on an English merchant ship to reach the United States. He explains passport issues and military reserve status, and thanks readers for support.
In municipal court Honorable Thomas J. Gold, High Point Assembly member, defended six youths on gambling charges. He secured acquittals by citing a Supreme Court decision that a pool game is a game of skill, not gambling. Judge Teague noted familiarity with the ruling as the case was dismissed.
A joint dinner and banquet for Industrial and Business Girls clubs of the YWCA will be at the association building on East Commerce Street. Dinner at 6 30 with over sixty attending. Miss Louise Leonard of New York will speak on southern regional industrial work. The meeting will review the Richmond Southern region conference with reports from Miss Mae McLemore and Miss Margaret Readdick representing local clubs.
Bryson City March 11. Seven cents a dozen above local egg prices paid to Swain county farmers at the poultry car door. A profit of two cents per pound was paid for hens.
The actress balks at makeup among teenage girls after witnessing students exiting a high school with lips stained carmine and cheeks rouged. She protests to the principal, arguing school hours place children under educator authority and questions board oversight.
A reader argues against cosmetics used by teenage girls, condemning makeup as a harmful influence on youth and urging action. The writer criticizes mothers for enabling vanity and defends educators from shifting responsibility, asserting mothers often apply or approve cosmetics.
A brief notice outlines a life of Christ synopsis arranged by Dr William Be Gilroy with sketches by Kroesen. The item names the planners and contributors while signaling a religious reading event or publication.
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